limewater

See also: lime water

English

Etymology

lime +‎ water

Noun

limewater (countable and uncountable, plural limewaters)

1. (inorganic chemistry) a solution of calcium hydroxide in water, used as a simple test for carbon dioxide, and in skin preparations.

Alternative forms

• lime water

Synonyms

• pickling lime

Translations

a solution of calcium hydroxide

• Bulgarian: варов разтвор m (varov raztvor)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 石灰水 (sek⁶ fui¹ seoi²)

• Greek: ασβεστόνερο (el) n (asvestónero)
• Romanian: apă de var (ro) f
• Swedish: kalkvatten c
• Thai: น้ำปูนใส (náam-bpuun-sǎi)